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  2. Hand cannon - Wikipedia

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    Hand cannons may have been used in the early 14th century. [27] [28] An Arabic text dating to 1320–1350 describes a type of gunpowder weapon called a midfa which uses gunpowder to shoot projectiles out of a tube at the end of a stock. [29] Some scholars consider this a hand cannon while others dispute this claim.

  3. Gunpowder artillery in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    Cannon seem to have been introduced to the Kingdom of England in the 14th century, and are mentioned as being in use against the Scots in 1327. [27] The first metal cannon was the pot-de-fer, first depicted in an illuminated manuscript by Walter de Milamete, [28] of 1327 that was presented to Edward III upon his accession to the English throne ...

  4. History of cannons - Wikipedia

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    The cannon may have possibly appeared in China as early as the 12th century, [2] but did not see wider use in the region until the 13th century. The cannon was likely a parallel development or evolution of the fire-lance , a 12th-century gunpowder weapon that combined a tube of gunpowder with a polearm weapon. [ 3 ]

  5. Artillery of France in the Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    Artillery began to be used in France in the 14th century. The first depiction of a cannon in Europe appeared in Walter de Milemete's 1326 De nobilitatibus, sapientiis, et prudentiis regum. Small rudimentary weapons such as the pot-de-fer or the portable bâton à feu were introduced. At this early stage, cannon would fire either stone balls or ...

  6. Bâton à feu - Wikipedia

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    The Bâton à feu, or Baston à feu (French for "Fire stick"), is a type of hand cannon developed in the 14th century in Western Europe. This weapon type corresponds to the portable artillery of the second half of 14th century. [1] The Bâton à feu at the Musée de l'Armée in Paris has an hexagonal cross-section, and looks like a steel tube ...

  7. History of the firearm - Wikipedia

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    The oldest surviving firearm is the Heilongjiang hand cannon dated to 1288, which was discovered in modern-day Acheng District where the History of Yuan records that battles were fought. Li Ting, a military commander of Jurchen descent, led foot soldiers armed with hand cannons to suppress the rebellion of the Eastern Christian Mongol Prince ...

  8. Breech-loading swivel gun - Wikipedia

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    Breech-loading swivel gun with mug-shaped chamber and wedge to hold it in place. Although breech-loading is often considered a modern innovation which facilitated the loading of cannons, [1] breech-loading swivel guns were invented in the 14th century, [2] and used worldwide from the 16th century onward by numerous countries, many of them non-European.

  9. List of medieval and early modern gunpowder artillery

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    Curtall cannon: A type of cannon with a short barrel. [4] Demi-culverin: A medium cannon, smaller than a culverin Drake: A 3-pounder cannon; alternatively, an adjective to describe a lighter variant of another cannon. [5] Falconet: A light cannon Minion: A small cannon used in the 16th and 17th centuries Portpiece: A large naval cannon Saker